The Witnesses 1961

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Documentary

This film brings to life a vanished world: that of the Warsaw Ghetto, destroyed by the Nazis after the 1944 uprising. Two authentic "reconstruction" sources have been used to this end: photographic and cinematographic documents recorded at the time and discovered in Poland, East Germany, Israel and France; and the oral testimonies of 44 survivors, invited to evoke their personal tragedy in front of the images put before their eyes.

Release Date 1961-11-22
Runtime 1h 30m
Director Frédéric Rossif
Producer Pierre Braunberger
Writers Frédéric Rossif, Madeleine Chapsal